Articles, Opinions & Views: Surely better things to do than banning Better Beer Fest for the Extremist Fanatical Dickheads in PAS, infringing on the rights of others ! !
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“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Anonymous 2413471460628504: I read that the father
who raped his daughter more than 600 times first committed the dastardly
act when they performed umrah in Mecca. PAS central committee member Riduan Mohd Nor said "there is no
guarantee that the (beer) event would not lead to crime, free sex,
rape...". It would appear that performing umrah is no guarantee either that
monsters would still behave like monsters. Perhaps Riduan should
consider that some people are just evil, and it has nothing to do with
beer, or the religion one espouses.
Commentable: The opinion of Riduan shows an
intolerant and extremist mind. Malaysia is secular and although Islam is
the official region of the country under the Constitution, it is not
Islamic to the point of being a Taliban state. Businesses need to move on to cater to the market supply and demand,
both for the Muslim and non-Muslim communities respectively. Not too long ago, PAS under the late Tok Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat, did
not disturb and pry into non-Muslim affairs so long as it doesn't
concern the Muslims.
Today, these extremists demand compliance according to their religion
and ideas. Imagine the consequence when party president Abdul Hadi
Awang's hudud law becomes reality. The "Better Beer Festival 2017" is a beer-tasting event which takes
place at the Publika shopping mall. It is not a free-flowing, free for
all drinking session in some sleazy joint in the backyard of some
red-light district. It is beyond logic trying to fathom how Riduan came to fantasise that
the event will lead to "crime, free sex, rape and other vices".
Dizzer: Commentable, Islam is not the 'official'
religion of the federation. Certainly, it has assumed the role of
unofficial 'official' religion but that's not in the Constitution, which
is secular.
Anonymous 2483331501732945: Allow a little freedom,
brother. It certainly won't result in baby-dumping incidents down the
road as Muslims won't be involved. Perhaps a beer fest allows the youth to engage in a relatively
healthier form of entertainment than doing drugs and "ketom" sessions.
MA: Time and again, statistics have shown that
Kelantan has the highest number of incest cases, HIV carriers and a host
of other social ills that happen under the very noses of these PAS
zealots. I wonder, which beer they drank?
MyMalaysia: What an illogical statement and claims.
The rape cases are overwhelmingly happening in Malaysia, but not at such
events. Check the statistics in Kelantan, please. The Constitution allows others to practice their beliefs. So stop
talking rubbish. Focus on corruption, education and help the poor. You have no right to control people's lifestyle which does not break
the law. I wish PAS gets wiped out in all seats and BN wins Kelantan.
Doc: "Society will not tolerate the violation of
God's laws. They will be under pressure and this will lead to extremist
activities," Riduan said in a statement published by Harakah Daily on Sunday. Dear Riduan, just to point out that as per the ruling of the Court of
Appeals here in Malaysia, Allah and the Christian God are not the same. As for Christianity, beer is not haram. Even the monks in the older
times used to brew beer. It was brewed then not to be consumed to have a
good time but as an alternative source of clean water. So, my dear Riduan, don't waste time preaching righteous mumbo jumbo and leave the kafirs alone to have a good time.
P Dev Anand Pillai: First find out why, even without
alcohol, there are so many rapes of minors in a particular society? Is
there any attempt at addressing this? We can continue to lock up these characters for hundreds of years,
but that doesn't seem to be a deterrent. Instead of blaming alcohol,
find out what is wrong with a particular society first.
Drifter: PAS leaders say that when they want to
amend Act 355, it will not affect non-Muslims. This is a non-Muslim
event and they are already imposing their values and religion on
non-Muslims.
Hplooi: Can reasonable people now see that PAS is a
reactionary party that believes in an outdated romanticism (i.e. the
romanticism of a bygone, so-called, golden age of Islam), which will
destroy Malaysia and destabilise the whole of Asean? A vote for PAS is a vote for Islamic Wahhabism and a vote for the Umno-Kleptocracy.
FairMind: It's better for PAS to mind next month's
anti-kleptocracy rally than to mind the beer fest. Beers are drunk by
non-Muslims and also people from other parts of the world who come to Malaysia. Does PAS think there are no other people other than Muslims in
Malaysia and in the planet such that it wants to meddle into other
people's affairs? It is unbelievably ignorant to say that drinking beers will cause rapes and other vices.
Odysseus: Muslims are not invited to the event. If
they chose to ignore their own religious teaching and attend a gathering
which serves beer, I guess the problem is with the religious teaching. Please do not blame others. You might want to suggest to Kelantan
government to build a commune to house people like yourself who are
overly sensitive and easily influenced.
Rakyatians: I don't drink beer and I will not go to the event. I am not offended by the beer fest as I respect other people’s choices. You
are offended and are highly sensitive because you and your party has a
very narrow perspective of religion and constantly dictate everybody
(including non-Muslims) to follow your precepts.
Anonymous #70881335: Why are PAS leaders so vocal
and sensitive against little things that non-Muslims are allowed, and
yet, said nothing about the rampant corruption and leakages happening in
the country?
